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Asian Pasta Salad with Chicken

Kara
Tasty salad with pasta, chicken, spinach, craisins, oranges, peanuts, and a light Asian dressing.
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Salads
Cuisine Asian
Servings 6 servings
Calories 456 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Dressing

  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup vinegar
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ¼ tsp pepper

Salad

  • 8 oz bowtie pasta
  • 6 oz bag baby spinach
  • 3 green onions sliced
  • 2 cups cooked chicken cubed or shredded
  • ⅓ cup Craisins
  • 11 oz can mandarin oranges, drained
  • ⅔ cup roasted salted peanuts
  • 2 Tbsp sesame seeds toasted

Instructions
 

  • Combine all dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Whisk till sugar is dissolved; set aside.
  • Cook pasta in salted boiling water. Drain and cool.
  • Pour pasta into a large bowl. Add spinach, green onions, chicken, craisins, mandarin oranges, peanuts, and sesame seeds.
  • Stir in dressing just before serving, or serve it on the side.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 456kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 24gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 674mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 5gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 3420IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 98mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Asian pasta salad
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